Ganzee

Ganzee
Gansee
Former village
The teacher and his wife in front of their house in Ganzee (1947)
The teacher and his wife in front of their house in Ganzee (1947)
Ganzee is located in Suriname
Ganzee
Ganzee
Coordinates: 4°50′N 55°6′W / 4.833°N 55.100°W / 4.833; -55.100
Country Suriname
DistrictBrokopondo District
Population
 (1960)[1]
 • Totalcirca 1,200
Time zoneUTC-3 (AST)

Ganzee (also Gansee) is a former village in the Brokopondo District of Suriname. The village was home to Maroons of the Saramaka tribe, and located on the Suriname River. In 1965, the village was flooded after the construction of the Afobaka Dam.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Rond het sterfbed van mijn dorp". Werkgroep Caraibische Letteren (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 February 2021.